Brett Kavanaugh cliffhanger may get delayed by ‘no more than one week’ as US Senators push for FBI probe; Jeff Flake plays star role in new twist

A lone US Senator Jeff Flake has tilted the delicate balance in the ongoing Brett Kavanaugh confirmation cliffhanger in the wake of sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, as he pushed for an FBI probe in “no more than one week” into sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh in what is clearly a bipartisan left hook against the US president.